Tag: Mpigi

Court Sentences Two to Death, Seven to Life Over Susan Magara Murder

Court
The kidnappers held her captive for nearly three weeks, demanding up to $1 million before accepting about $200,000 (approximately UGX 700 million). During her captivity, they cut off two of her fingers and sent them alongside a video of her pleading for help to pressure her family into paying the ransom.

UPC Attributes Two Million Stunted Children to 1980s Livestock Losses

National News
Akena referred to historical statements by President Museveni acknowledging the destruction of food supplies and the destitution of about 2.7 million people during that period. He argued that the loss of cattle deprived communities of daily nutrition, household income, school fees, draft power, and soil fertility, leaving effects that continue to be felt today.
National News

Mpigi Officials Face Probe as Museveni Orders Investigation into...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered an urgent investigation into alleged mismanagement of public funds in Mpigi District, following...
Court

Mpigi Engineer Remanded Over Alleged UGX 242m Fuel Theft

A senior engineer with Mpigi District has been remanded to prison on charges related to the theft of over...
Court

Mpigi District Boss, Service Commission Officials Remanded Over Bribery...

The Chief Magistrates Court in Mpigi has remanded three senior district officials, including the District LCV Chairperson, over allegations...
Agriculture

Gov’t to Continue Funding PDM Programs, Museveni ...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reiterated the government’s commitment to funding the Parish Development Model (PDM), describing it as...
Agriculture

Museveni Rallies Greater Mpigi Residents on Wealth Creation, Donates...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on residents in the Greater Mpigi sub-region to focus on wealth creation through...
Crime

Four NUP Electoral Committee Members Missing

The opposition National Unity Platform Party has confirmed that four members of their electoral management committee have reportedly gone...
Health

MOH’s Failure to Meet Mityana Hospital’s Essential Resources Exposes...

In 2023 the former LOP, Matthias Mpuuga, visited Mityana General Hospital, and he was informed by the Medical Superintendent, Dr. Timothy Ssentamu, that for more than five months, the facility did not have supplies of essential drugs, a breakdown of equipment like beds, anesthetic machines, and patient monitors, posing a challenge in the management of patients with varying ailments.
Business

Bamboo Uganda Unveils 5-Year Plan to Boost Economic Growth...

Operating under the Bamboo Uganda umbrella, organization members such as Amabanda, Bjimu, Studio Akeka, and Ekibbo produce a diversity of products to meet both local and international demand, including bamboo poles and strips that serve as the foundation for various applications in construction, crafts, and fencing solutions; laminated timbers; roofs; and biochar, among others.
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